Legal Opinion
Frank Wilkinson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1960No. 17723_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
It is provided, among other things, by Rule XI of the House of Representatives that:
“The' Committee on Un-American Activities, as a whole or by subcommittee, is authorized to make from time to time investigations of (i) the extent, character, and objects of un-American propaganda activities in the United States, (ii) the diffusion within the United States of subversive and un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principle of the form of government as guaranteed by our Constitution, and (iii) all other…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Barenblatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
3Cited by2 opinions
- Wilkinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Wilkinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961